"I think my client is just as much a victim in this case as she is a defendant," said Baez. "Why is the sheriff of this county stuffing her mug shot in front of all the cameras?"

Baez's statements set off a sharp response from Judd, who came in on his day off to hold an impromptu news conference of his own.

"He drives all the way across the state to represent her. You draw your own conclusions why he's here," said Judd of Baez.

Judd said the evidence against Roman is clear and he urged Baez to work a deal with prosecutors.

"What he needs to recognize is the true victim here is Rebecca Sedwick," said Judd.

"We plan on fighting this thing to the very end," said Baez. "This girls deserves more than to have her face plastered across the country and being blamed, directly blamed for the death of one of her friends."